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8/7/2015

GE: Predix Cloud Service for Industrial Data and Analytics

GE recently announced plans to enter the cloud services market with Predix Cloud™. The platform-as-a-service — the first cloud solution designed specifically for industrial data and analytics, the company says — will capture and analyze the volume, velocity and variety of machine data within a highly secure, industrial-strength cloud environment.

By combining GE’s expertise in information technology and operational technology, Predix Cloud will deliver advanced tools like asset connectivity, machine data support and industrial-grade security and compliance.

The Industrial Internet is generating data twice as quickly as any other sector. With investment in infrastructure expected to top $60 trillion over the next 15 years, the number of devices connected to the Internet will continue to swell, generating an unprecedented collection of data and analytics. Predix Cloud is designed to provide a highly secure infrastructure for this next phase of growth, which will generate a new level of insight, asset performance management capabilities and innovation in the developer community, the company says.


GE businesses will begin migrating their software and analytics to the Predix Cloud in Q4 2015, and the service will be commercially available to customers and other industrial businesses for managing data and applications on Predix Cloud in 2016.